Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2024· Updated Oct 16, 2024
Suricata http/byte-ranges: missing hashtable random seed leads to potential DoS
CVE-2024-47188
Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to version 7.0.7, missing initialization of the random seed for "thash" leads to byte-range tracking having predictable hash table behavior. This can lead to an attacker forcing lots of data into a single hash bucket, leading to severe performance degradation. This issue has been addressed in 7.0.7.
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Affected products
3- Range: <7.0.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-qq5v-qcjx-f872mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7289mitrex_refsource_MISC
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